Former Mountain View High School standout Elizabeth Ranberger is on a scoring tear for the Shenandoah University field hockey team.
Over the past four games, the graduate student midfielder has scored has scored seven goals and chipped in two assists, keeping the streaking Hornets on a 12-0 run since dropping a 2-1 contest to Washington College.
Ranberger, who's started all 16 games the Hornets have played so far, has seven goals and seven assists on the season, and her shots-on-goal percentage is 0.744.
But Ranberger isn't the Hornets' top scorer from the Fredericksburg area. That honor goes to forward Cassidy Morrison (Eastern View), also a graduate student. Morrison has 18 goals and 49 points already this season. Another area product, Courtland's McKenzie Watkins, scored two goals and added an assist in the Hornets' 10-0 win over Eastern Mennonite on Oct. 23
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Longwood midfielder Zoe Tierney (James Monroe) scored the Lancers' lone goal in a 3-1 loss to William & Mary on Oct. 27. She's tallied six goals so far this season.Bridgewater junior forward Kylie Amberger (Fredericksburg Academy) had a goal (her third of the season) and an assist (also her third) in the Eagles' 3-0 victory over Virginia Wesleyan on Oct. 26. Assisting her on the goal was defender/midfielder Jade Buckles (Brooke Point), her second this season.Towson forward Sarah Hatfield, a graduate student, scored her seventh goal of the season in the Tigers' 3-2 loss to Hofstra on Oct. 25.Christopher Newport sophomore defensive back Noah Martin (Fredericksburg Christian) had 10 tackles (six solo, four assisted) in a 32-21 win over Kean on Oct. 26. Also for the Captains, senior punter Baylor Gallagher (Chancellor) is averaging 43.50 yards per punt through six games.Randolph-Macon safety Tony Skinner (Riverbend), a graduate student, had seven tackles (four solo, three assisted), a pass broken up and an 11-yard tackle for a loss in the Yellow Jackets' 49-16 win against Bridgewater on Oct. 26.Indiana junior linebacker Aiden Fisher (Riverbend) had nine tackles (four solo, five assisted) and a pass broken up Oct. 26 in the Hoosiers' 31-17 victory against Washington. For the season, Fisher has 75 tackles, 29 solo. Another local product with the Hoosiers, junior wide receiver Elijah Sarratt (Colonial Forge), had a touchdown reception in Indiana's 58-7 rout of Nebraska on Oct. 19Louisiana-Monroe junior wide receiver Javon Campbell (King George) had two receptions for 77 yards in the Warhawks' 46-17 loss to South Alabama on Oct. 26.Michigan State placekicker Jonathan Kim, a graduate student, made 6 of 7 field goal attempts against Iowa in a 32-20 homecoming victory Oct. 19, including one from a season-best 55 yards. For the season, Kim is 16 of 18 on field goal attempts and 15 or 17 on point-after tries for 119 total points.Lehigh junior linebacker Brycen Edwards (Chancellor) totaled 11 tackles (six solo, five assisted) and broke up a pass in the Mountain Hawks' 33-19 victory over Fordham. He has 48 tackles (25 solo) on the season.N.C. A&T freshman running Daniel Coles (Brooke Point) caught four passes for 43 yards and a touchdown in the Aggies' 59-17 loss to Hampton on Oct. 19.William & Mary senior linebacker Alex Washington (Louisa) had 11 tackles (five solo, six assisted) in the Tribe's 35-13 loss to Stony Brook on Oct. 26. He has 54 tackles (26 solo) on the season.Bridgewater junior running back Brendan Robinson (Mountain View) rushed for 80 yards on nine attempts while also snagging three passes for 22 yards in the Eagles' 22-21 win over Shenandoah on Oct. 19.Virginia Wesleyan sophomore Mia Skaggs (Colonial Forge) posted a two-round score of 173 (85-88) to post the low score for the Marlins in their 14th-place finish in the Chic-Fil-A Invitational in Mount Berry, Ga., Oct. 28-29. She placed 55th among 82 players.Virginia Tech sophomore forwards Sara Rosenbaum (Massaponax) scored her third goal of the season and assisted on another one in the Hokies' 2-0 over Notre Dame on Oct. 27.Christopher Newport freshman Kendall Chang (Riverbend) won both her singles and doubles matches in the Captains' Oct. 25 7-0 sweep of NC Wesleyan.Towson senior outside hitter Victoria Barrett (North Stafford) totaled 35 kills and 17 digs for the Tigers in a two-match sweep of Elon on Oct. 26-27. Barrett leads the Tigers with 337 kills this season and is second in service aces with 27. She is also third among all Tigers in digs with 176.Fairmont State redshirt junior Baylie Ostvig (Colonial Forge) had 13 kills and five digs in an Oct. 26 victory over West Virginia Wesleyan. She leads the Falcons with 323 kills.
